Test on Mastering Pre-Intermediate English
Mastering Pre-Intermediate English: A Complete Guide
Test: English language & skills: Coursebook content, English language & skills: Present tenses, English language & skills: Articles & determiners, English language & skills: Vocabulary & Grammar, English language & skills: Listening & Grammar, English language & skills: Listening & Speaking topics, English language & skills: Teaching & Education, Environment & safety — Sustainable Energy & Safety, Media, culture & entertainment — Television, Education, exams & teaching materials — Teaching materials & resources, Finance, business & law — Retail & Consumer Behavior, Finance, business & law — Investments & Personal Finance, English language & skills: Past tenses, English language & skills: Writing skills, English language & skills: Modal verbs & determiners, Leisure, games & hobbies, Environment & safety — Disaster Risks, English language & skills: Comparatives & superlatives, English language & skills, English language & skills: Adjectives & modifiers, Health & safety, English language & skills: Vocabulary & Speaking, Travel & transport — Travel Learning, English language & skills: Grammar practice, English language & skills: Perfect tenses, English language & skills: Past vs Perfect, Travel & transport — Leisure Travel, Work, business & entrepreneurship — Careers & Skills, English language & skills: Conditionals, Finance, business & law — Digital Assets, English language & skills: Reported speech & verbs, Education, exams & teaching materials — Exam practice & skills, Education, exams & teaching materials — Language skills, Media, culture & entertainment — Fiction & Characters, Technology & digital life — Internet and Web, Work, business & entrepreneurship — Jobs & Employment, Technology & digital life — Work and Jobs, Education, exams & teaching materials — Writing skills & lessons, English language & skills: Future & Conditionals, Travel & transport — Travel Safety & Operations, Safety, law & society: Historical crime cases, Safety, law & society: Crime cases & fiction, Education, exams & teaching materials — Publication credits & acknowledgements, English language & skills: Verb patterns & tenses, Work, business & entrepreneurship — Entrepreneurs & Biographies, Technology & digital life — Devices and Hardware, Safety, law & society: Crime & policing language, English language & skills: Passive voice & voice
20 questions
Question 1: Dictionary entries for verbs may show verb patterns at the start of the entry.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: The 'Dictionary Skills Strategy' states: 'They may show the pattern like this at the start of the entry: suggest (doing), want (to do)'.
Question 2: Which of the following verbs is correctly transformed into its -ing form according to the spelling rules?
A. plan → planing
B. agree → agreeing
C. die → dieing
D. write → writeing
Explanation: According to the study materials, for verbs ending in -ee, we simply add -ing (agree → agreeing). For verbs ending in a short accented vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant and add -ing, so 'plan' becomes 'planning', not 'planing'. For verbs ending in -ie, we change the -ie to -y and add -ing, so 'die' becomes 'dying', not 'dieing'. For most verbs ending in -e, we drop the -e and add -ing, so 'write' becomes 'writing', not 'writeing'.
Question 3: The study materials provide a list of businesses to be ordered according to when Richard Branson started them.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: The study materials include 'Q21.25 Listen to a radio programme about Richard Branson, another British entrepreneur. Put the businesses in the order that Branson started them.' followed by a list of businesses (a-g).
Question 4: Which of the following accurately describes an event or activity in Anita Roddick's life before she opened The Body Shop?
A. She worked as an English teacher in Britain before traveling.
B. She traveled the world and worked in various countries.
C. She and her husband operated a café and a small hotel.
D. She and her husband owned a restaurant and a small hotel.
Explanation: The study material states that Anita Roddick trained as an English teacher but decided to travel around the world, working in a number of different countries, before finding a job. It also mentions that after she married Gordon, 'Together, they opened a restaurant and a small hotel in Anita's home town.' The other options are incorrect based on the text.
Question 5: The verb 'dream' is typically followed by the preposition 'about' when discussing a future hope or aspiration, as shown in the study materials.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: The study materials show 'dreamed of flying to the moon', indicating that 'dream' is followed by 'of' in the example provided, not 'about' for a future hope or aspiration.